Second Run General Chitchat

[What A Disgrace]

Eastern European what now?

[MichaelB]

Hmm. "Wilson" has made one post to date, and it strongly echoes one made on the first page of this thread, when it would have been a more appropriate question to aim at a then brand-new label.

Anyone got a Voight-Kampff test to hand?

[What A Disgrace]

The maybe-bot got my hopes up for some spanking new boxed set of Eastern European shorts and I wondered if I had a newsletter or something in my mailbox.

[hmcnaught]

Finally up to date!

[ryannichols7]

tease before the next announcement

[What A Disgrace]

I don't think it's Valley of the Bees, as one person guessed, might it be Mother Joan of the Angels? Could we be so lucky?

[amberry]

Not sure if this is widely known, but Days (2020) from Tsai Ming-liang is coming, per an upcoming screening at the Garden Cinema to celebrate the release.

[ryannichols7]

Not sure if this is widely known, but Days (2020) from Tsai Ming-liang is coming, per an upcoming screening at the Garden Cinema to celebrate the release.

that did need a UK release, but I would've loved to get Rebels of the Neon God or Vive L'Amour first, both of which got pretty lacklustre US editions that left a lot to be desired. other Tsais that got restored I hope come soon (The Wayward Cloud) but I'll take anything of his. Days just already has a really good release from Grasshopper, so I'm curious to see what Second Run adds to make their edition more unique

[amberry]

Not sure if this is widely known, but Days (2020) from Tsai Ming-liang is coming, per an upcoming screening at the Garden Cinema to celebrate the release.

that did need a UK release, but I would've loved to get Rebels of the Neon God or Vive L'Amour first, both of which got pretty lacklustre US editions that left a lot to be desired. other Tsais that got restored I hope come soon (The Wayward Cloud) but I'll take anything of his. Days just already has a really good release from Grasshopper, so I'm curious to see what Second Run adds to make their edition more unique

Agreed, hopefully a sign of more Tsai to come though. Looking forward to whoever takes up the mantle of releasing Wayward on disc, The Hole and The River would be great to get on blu too (though I think The Hole might need restoration?)

[swo17]

Valley of the Bees is listed as coming soon, and Days will be a twofer with Afternoon (similar to Grasshopper's pairing)

[What A Disgrace]

I was wrong again, but far from disappointed.

[rapta]

That was me who guessed it was The Valley of the Bees (on Twitter)! Glad to see it's getting upgraded as I held off buying the DVD in the hopes it would be upgraded eventually.

Also happy to see the Tsai double-bill is on its way, having been originally mentioned at least a few years ago (mentioned in a podcast interview with Modi in late 2021). I thought perhaps it had been cancelled as there was no mention of it after that!

Would love more Tsai to be released here, and other Taiwanese masters if nobody else is up for it (efforts with both Hou and Yang seem to have been abandoned somewhat).

[andyli]

Was hoping they would do the 4k-restored The Wayward Watermelon. Any chance?